EC 312 - Economics of Genocide

Institution:

Wagner College

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Description:

One unit. The course will explore the ways in which genocide is a logical extension of economic discrimination. This includes, but will not be limited to, an investigation of the economic motivations behind the 20th centuries classic cases of genocide: the Aghet (Turkish genocide against the Armenians), the Holocaust, the Khmer Rouge, and the Hutu-power genocide. Examples of previous cases of genocide such as the nineteenth century attempt at the extermination of the indigenous American tribes will be brought in as appropriate. Prerequisite: EC 101 or 102. Offered alternate spring semesters.

Credits:

1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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